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Here’s my weekly roundup.
It’s a short list of what I’ve been reading, listening to, watching or thinking about over the last week.
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If you haven’t read yesterday’s Finance Friday: Beyond the Numbers - How CFOs Can Influence Leaders Without Depending On Monthly Management Reports, here’s a link.
Short posts I’m reading
Brain expert Jim Kwik How to Take Notes You’ll Remember - some interesting ideas here to take better notes that you’ll recall after you've left the meeting.
Longer Listens
HBR on Leadership - Great Leaders Balance ambition with humility (27 mins). It turns out humble leadership wasn’t quite what I thought it was. But it's well worth a listen.
Communication is the heart of all relationships. Author Charles Duhigg’s new book, ”Supercommunicators” came out this week, exploring how to connect on a deeper, more emotional level. James Altucher has an in-depth (1hr22m) interview with Duhigg and explores how to have deeper conversations, navigate difficult conversations, and the art of active listening. You can listen to James' interview, How to be a Super Communicator, With Charles Duhigg.
Videos worth watching
Mark Tilbury explains Why Net Worth Goes CRAZY after $100k - an excellent video for explaining the benefits of compound interest and why your first $100k is your most important.
Book worth reading
I’ve just started reading Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg and can’t recommend it enough - Supercommunicators know the importance of recognising—and then matching—each kind of conversation and how to hear the complex emotions, subtle negotiations, and deeply held beliefs that colour so much of what we say and how we listen. This book will quickly increase the quality of your conversations and relationships.
Quote:
“The best accountants don’t just interpret numbers; they decipher the language of financial success.”
– Sarah Brown
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